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Island group in Indonesia
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The Togian Islands are an archipelago in the Gulf of Tomini, Central Sulawesi in Indonesia.
Has a 400-meter long white sand beach, and 3 hectares of surrounding forest. There are 10 large oceanfront cottages with private bath, sea view veranda, king-sized beds. There is a honeymoon cottage and a family cottage, suitable for a family of 4 (or more) starting at US$30/person/night. Delicious meals are included in the price of accommodation. Homemade pastas, bread, pizza, international and local cuisine. Various activities available - forest walks, village tours, snorkeling, diving, canoeing. Dive center, equipment rental. Good value.
With 19 nice simple budget bungalows on a small, beautiful island. Each room has a veranda and is on a lovely white sandy beach opposite Bomba village and Bomba Divers.
A resort opened December 2011, with private beach. Staff offers the 15-min boat transfer from Wakai Ferry terminal. Rooms from Rp 125,000 per person (Rp 150,000 including 19 liters of bottled drinking water). Price of the room includes 3 daily meals, complementary tea and coffee available all day. All rooms have attached bathroom with western-style toilets and running water. Each room has a veranda with your own hammock and sunset view from restaurant. Free use of canoes and free snorkel trips. Trips also to stingless jellyfish lake. Cheapest beer in the Togians. If you are lucky you will see Babirusa, Coconut Crabs and dolphins. Sunset Beach seems to make more of an effort to keep their guests happy.
Offers bungalows for single or doubles with shared toilet/mandi. The only budget accommodation on Kadidiri starting at Rp 100,000 per person per night including all meals and free coffee and tea all day. And free snorkeling trips to nearby islands and reef with the owner who is a Bajo fisherman. You can also join him on fishing trips also for free. You can go for great walks on the island to other uninhabited beaches. There are lots of birds, Crabs and lots of other wildlife Pondok Lestari does not have a dive center, but the Black Marlin and the Paradise are happy to take on extra business. Pondok Lestari Kadidiri. (It is to the right of the Kadidiri Paridise and Black Marlin Resorts when facing the island.)
Offers bungalows for with shared toilet/bath room (starting at Rp 250,000/person) to large bungalow (Rp 400,000/person). This place is newer than the other resorts. It has a better reputation for food than other more expensive resorts, and even provides afternoon snacks. Very eco-driven. They have a fantastic staff reusing and recycling organic materials in the resort to reduce waste.
In the middle of the three resorts with the longest stretch of beach, all rooms are right on the water with amazing sea views and have attached western bathrooms, ceiling fans too. All rooms have double spring beds with mosquito nets. Water runs 4 hours per day, two hours in the morning and two hours in the evening. Cold water only. They are creating a rainwater recycling system to supplement the freshwater bought in from Wakai. Standard rooms are Rp 160,000 per person, and Deluxe rooms are Rp 180,000-200,000 per person. Delicious food buffet style with fish, chicken, pasta and vegetables on the menu. Has very well equipped dive center with all new equipment (30 sets) and 2 compressors, 4 speedboats (oxygen on all boats) and very experienced staff. Highly recommended for doing a course or just diving the local reefs or B24 Bomber plane wreck. Are some extra fees for some of the further away dive sites but well worth it. Laid-back fun atmosphere with professional back up. Now has some sea kayaks for rent so can get to nearby islands to snorkel or just bit of afternoon fitness.
Offers bungalows of different sizes and quality ranging from Rp 150,000-300,000 per person. They are all in relative disrepair. They are supposed to have 24-hr running water in the rooms, but the system seems to break down often. Its beachfront is very good with a wide variety of coral and fish near your door. The food is predominantly fish and salad but very fresh and tasty. Diving available. Eftpos available at times but bring plenty of cash to be on the safe side. The owners have another establishment in Ampana and you can pay via Eftpos there.
offering you a quiet and charming bungalows on a powdery white sandy beach starting at Rp 200,000/person/night with three daily meals included.Snorkeling in a perfect turquoise waters teeming with tropical fish and extensive coral formation just a few meters from the beach.
Also known as Pangempa island, a small tropical island that most people dream about: beautiful beaches, comfortable beach-chairs and jungle sounds in the night. Offering a variety of meals from local dishes to western favorites with all fresh ingredients. Starting at Rp 125,000/person/night with three daily meals included. Diving available.
Remote and seclude island with an amazing archipelago far away from almost everything. The room starting at Rp 125,000/person/night/with three daily meals included.
Basic bamboo cottages with Mandi bathroom and excellent food. Very secluded and wonderfully quiet with greet reefs.
Beaches and coral reefs, great people.
The Togian Islands are now quite easy to reach, especially if you arrive from Ampana. Take a flight from Palu (connected well with Jakarta and Bali, for example) to Ampana and take a boat the same or the next day.
Read in the guidePrivate boats of varying types can be chartered at anytime to and from the islands and usually cost Rp 1-2 million.
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